The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-07-07
THE FOURTH.
How it Was Celebrated in New
York Speech of Gov
ernor Lee.
Remarks of Sunset Cox on the
Flags-Talks from Distln-
gulshed Personages.

NEW YORK, July r. l. nv r'uIth vi - lg
here was oppressively hot, the thermom-
eter dancing up among the nineties.
Business was entirely suspended. Seaside
resorts were thronged with visitors, and
almost every person who had chance
left the hot city for the cooler bathing re-
sorts. Many clubs had athletic games,
and young America made his patriotism
shown by the explosion of fire crackers
and torpedoes.
NEW YORK, July 4.-There we're several
yacht races, the best being the regatta,
of the Lardamount club, on the sound, in
which no less than forty eight vessels took
part. The chief interest centered III the
contest between the Shamrock and
Titania, the latter winning by two and
half miles. The united labor party held
rather thinly attended celebration OF
a day at the Academy of Music, at which
John McMackin and Others delivered
speeches.
The veterans of 1912 celebrated the
Fourth by raising flag on the old fort IN
Central park, reunion and dinner. There
are only three of the veterans living in
this vicinity. They are General Abram
Daily, aged 81 Geo. Crigger, aged 80, and
Henry Morris, aged SO.
Tammany hall, in its wigwam, held its
ninety ninth celebration of the day.
Governor Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia, was
down on the programme for the first
"long talk" He was received with ap-
plause that shook the building and he
had only begun his speech with the words
sway down in old Virginia where | live"
when he was interrupted by call for
fA. ,t,fa nh nh
heartily given. Virginia to-day" he
said CLASPS hands with New York in a
hearty celebration of the day. Their cit
liens are smoking the pipe of peace to-
gether The sons of New York and Vir-
einia left blood stains that mingled on the
revolutionary battletields of New York.
Virginiaus and New Workers froze to-
gether at Valley Forge. He wished that
John Kelly's eyes could look upon the
scene and see how close and closer the
sections are coming together. l hear
the voice of the great soldier who sleeps
at Riverside, saying from his death bed
that he feels that grand era OF peace is
approaching. "Let US have peace"
At the close of Gen. Lees speech the
band struck up "rhe Bonnie Blue Flag"
Governor Wilson, of West Virginia, was
the next speaker. The reconciliation
between the states, he SAID, is complete,
and il there are stragglers who have not
yet learned that the war Is over, they are
indeed to be pitied.
Secretary Gilly then read letters of re-
greet from President Cleveland, Governor
Hill, General Sherman, Secretary Bayard,
Secretary Endicott Secretary Fairchild,
Attorney-general Garland, Hon. j. G. Car
Isle, General Fitz-John Porter, Senator
Blackburn, Senator Reagan, Hon. D. W.
Voorhees, and others.
1t was announced that "short talks"
we're in order and Hon. VIM. c. Maybury,
of Chicago, was called. II believe in
civil service REFORM" he said
~ believe the democratic party is party
of reform, and, that under democratic
administration they should have the
offices"
The closing short talk was by Congress
man s. s. Cox, who said:
"What is the shibboleth of the repub-
lican partyg Why, there was little in
cident concerning battle flags the other
day. These flags were Wondering in an
attic of the war department at Washing
ton. 1t was proposed to continue this
era of good feeling between north and
south, but the president found it unlaw-
full and the order was countermanded.
There never was such noise raised be-
fore as our republican friends raised
over this matter. Gov. Foraker
of Ohio, sent on to Washington to have
thegovernment en- oined from performing
this act of good fellowship. Had he lived
in the days when the babe was born in
Bethlehem, he would have sent to Jersu
salem for an order enjoining the heavenly
host from singing "peace on earth, good
will to man." and mandamanus COM
pelling them to sing the opposite hate
on earth, ill will to men,"
President Cleveland, IN his letter of re
greet, said, in speaking of the celebra
ton:
"a society founded upon patriotic prin-
ciples and devoted TO a creed most in con-
sonace with the perpetuation and pro
lection of American institutions, it seems
to me, that at this time, when the party
with which this society is affiliated is so
largely charged with the responsibility
of guiding the course of the government,
the contemplated celebration of the en-
suing Fourth of July should, in the Ian
guage of your invitation, revive with
more than usual fervor the memories
which give significance to the day.
Most of the Others are brief and are
without political significance.
This concluded the programme.